Forge your destiny into a sword, slash your soul and ascend to immortality

Chapter 136 The Secret Treasury Refining Treasure Zhou Tian Formation: Turbulence Begins on the Path of Subduing Spirits

As a descendant of the Dao Ancestor, the Pure Yang Heaven has been passed down for 100,000 years in the Yingfu Pagoda Realm.

In these 100,000 years, there have been double-digit numbers of top-tier cultivators.

Moreover, as long as [Chunyangzi] can advance to the third rank, he will basically be a killing machine that can kill gods and Buddhas alike. No matter what the final outcome is, he will be able to cause a great stir.

The more bloodshed one commits, the more resources one seizes. After all, even the Chongxuan Palace, which is most skilled in production, cannot earn money as quickly as by directly robbing others.

Therefore, most cultivators in the Pure Yang Heaven are not lacking in resources and can be considered extremely wealthy.

Therefore, the treasures that the senior cultivators of the Pure Yang Heaven could store in the sect's secret vault were all truly priceless top-tier treasures.

As Jing Qian stepped into the secret vault, what came into view was the corpse of a demon with an extremely powerful aura.

With a single sweep of his Three-Life Eyes, he understood the demon's information:
[Inspiration: Thousand-Eyed Golden Centipede]

【Category: Outer Moon】

[Rank: Rank 3]

[The Pure Yang Golden Eye Treasure Trove is a place where even the blind retreat.]

This third-grade [Spiritual Machine] is about one meter thick and more than ten meters long, forming a round mound, standing at the entrance of the secret vault.

The centipede's back was covered with countless tightly closed eyes. As Jing Qian approached, these eyes blinked open and secretly peeked at him.

Most of the eyeballs in these eye sockets are not original to the centipede.

With a single sweep of his divine eyes, Jing Qian could discover that these eyeballs, ranging from the third to the fifth rank, came from different creatures, and were of various kinds and strange characteristics.

These eyeballs were reserved as materials for Pure Yang disciples with different talents to refine the [Pure Yang Golden Eyes].

However, there wasn't a single second-grade treasure material on the entire Golden Centipede.

The [Eye of Wuzhiqi] and [Eye of Yaksha] used by Jing Qian are far superior to the eyes on the centipede's body.

He bypassed the golden centipede and continued deeper, arriving at a huge bookshelf covered with palm-sized white jade scales.

He casually picked up a piece of jade scale, and with a probe of his divine sense, he discovered that it was actually an extremely complete cultivation manual: "Yuanhan Longyin Mingce".

This "Book of Fate" contains complete methods for refining "Destiny" and "Spiritual Energy" starting from the burning of the body to determine one's fate. It can lead directly to the third-grade "Mending Heaven" cultivation level, making it a rather rare secret technique.

There are hundreds of similar [Destiny Book] methods on this bookshelf.

There are even seven of the more precious Taoist books!
Jing Qian reached out and picked up the "Book of the Great Void Zhou Tian Tian Guan Dao" compiled by Shang Xi, and after reading it carefully, he felt that he had gained a lot.

Afterwards, he took out the fundamental inheritance of the "Kitchen God Shop," "The Book of Starting the Stove and Refining the Way of the World," and began to read it with great interest.

In the tradition of this "Kitchen God Shop," the cultivation methods are secondary; what truly caught his eye were the many extremely precious recipes with miraculous effects.

Jing Qian looked up and glanced at the bookshelf full of inherited classics, and couldn't help but feel a deep admiration for his family's predecessors.

What kind of coercion must have been used to seize the fundamental inheritance of so many lineages?

These seniors truly have no regard for cause and effect or retribution.

He stood in front of the bookshelf, picking and choosing, and added seven Taoist books and thirty-six unique rubbings of the Book of Fate to his private collection.

Looking back, obtaining a single Taoist text was a painstaking effort, but in this secret vault, the selection is dazzling.

When he has more time, he will devote himself to studying these cultivation classics carefully, enriching his cultivation knowledge and strengthening his foundation.

Once his database is further expanded, he will achieve even better results in both cultivation and combat.

He felt he had gained a great deal from these classic texts.

Afterward, Jing Qian bypassed the bookshelves and continued deeper into the secret vault, arriving at an even stranger place.

It was a small temple built of bluestone, with a small plaque hanging above the temple gate that read: "Sword Tomb".

He slipped into the small temple and entered a secret room.

The secret chamber contains seventeen memorial tablets of the deceased Chunyangzi. If one can sense these tablets with one's divine sense, one can learn about the life of this Chunyangzi.

The Pure Yang Masters who were able to have their memorial tablets erected in the Sword Tomb were all high-ranking experts who had already perished, their souls scattered, and were unable to be reincarnated.

Everyone here has had an extremely glorious spiritual practice experience.

However, all of you predecessors ultimately fell before the path to enlightenment, and are forever condemned to eternal damnation.

Jing Qian casually used his divine sense to connect with one of the plaques, and instantly information entered his sea of ​​consciousness:
"Chunyang disciple Daoyuan cultivated for 4,672 years, wielded the Yuanming Sword, obtained nine Destinies, and reached the third-rank [Mending Heaven] level. To prove his second-rank cultivation, he went to the [Nine Crows Blazing Sky], where he hunted down the second-rank Blood Beads: the nine-headed Golden Crow, the three-tailed Red Phoenix, and the two-tailed Azure Bird. Unfortunately, he perished, but his revenge has been taken."

Before Daoyuan's memorial tablet, the Yuanming Sword lay horizontally on a wooden sword rest.

This second-grade divine sword, which traversed the void alongside Dao Yuan, has long since disintegrated and come to an end.

At this moment, the sword no longer possessed any [fate] or magical aura; it was merely an empty shell, extremely hard and brimming with killing intent.

Jing Qian looked around the entire [Sword Tomb]. The other sixteen memorial tablets were all similar to Dao Yuan's, with the shell of a magic sword lying in front of them.

He walked silently to each memorial tablet in a clockwise direction, carefully gazing upon the colorful life stories of his predecessors.

However, it was also discovered that the fall of each senior [Chunyangzi] was inevitably caused by an earth-shattering battle.

When a powerful cultivator falls in one's own clan, many more great beings will inevitably perish with him.

Moreover, most of the grudges from the deaths of the great cultivators have already been settled.

The broken swords in front of the memorial tablets each have their own characteristics; not every one of them is completely destroyed.

The purpose of establishing this Sword Tomb in Chunyang Heaven was not only to pay homage to the predecessors, but also to accumulate valuable treasures, including large-scale repaired broken swords.

The younger generation of disciples can utilize it for both refining the sword's "fate" and forging "spiritual energy".

Of the seventeen, only one had fallen from the second rank, and his life story was extremely brief:
"Jian Yang, a disciple of Chunyang, cultivated for 7,635 years, refined the [Sage Appearance], wielded the [Tiangang Thirty-Six Yang Swords], and cast a stele with four characters on the [Immortal Qi Mountain]. Later, the stele was broken, and he unfortunately perished, his revenge unfulfilled."

The inscription on this memorial tablet is extremely brief regarding Jian Yang's life and death.

However, Jing Qian also knew that there must be a deeper secret behind this.

To be able to break the life stele that supported the immortal status of the second-grade cultivator, Chunyangzi, standing on the Immortal Qi Mountain, must mean that he had encountered a very powerful enemy.

Even the person who commissioned the memorial tablet for Jianyang concealed all other information, leaving only the three words "the revenge remains unavenged".

Before Jianyang's memorial tablet, his [Thirty-Six Yang Swords of the Heavenly Gang] was already quite damaged.

This complete set of [Lingji] flying swords was ultimately missing one sword; only thirty-five were collected, and each one was pitted and severely damaged.

However, even at this point, the aura of the thirty-five Yang swords was extremely strong, far surpassing the broken swords of the other sixteen predecessors.

Jing Qian stepped forward, picked up a Yang sword, and played with it in his hand. To his surprise, he found that the Yang sword was not completely dead.

He put down the Yang sword in his hand and picked up the other thirty-four swords one after another, examining them carefully.

This finally confirmed that Jianyang's [Thirty-Six Heavenly Gang Yang Swords] were not completely destroyed, and the magical essence within them had not been completely dissipated, so they still had extremely high value!
He rose and bowed respectfully to Jian Yang's memorial tablet. Then, he sat cross-legged in front of the tablet, took a Yang sword, and began to attempt to refine it with his own magical power.

If the Thirty-Six Heavenly Gang Yang Swords of Jianyang were intact, they would be a top-tier set of swords of the first rank, with extremely high status and immense power.

However, the magic sword was now broken, and its power had been lost by eighty or ninety percent. It was no longer the same as it used to be.

However, it is precisely because of this that Jing Qian has a slight chance of refining the magic sword.

In the Pure Yang lineage, he obtained the "Pure Yang Immortal Refining Sword Dao Book" and the "Sword Carving Formation".

He has made great progress in mastering the sword-forging method.

In his deductions and plans, there has always been a scheme to reforge the [Life-Locking Needle].

This unique [Spiritual Mechanism] fishhook is certainly powerful, but compared to Jing Qian's other [Spiritual Mechanisms], its foundation is undoubtedly much weaker.

He had been preparing to completely rework the [Life-Locking Needle] and address its shortcomings for a long time.

Now, by sheer coincidence, I have come across Jianyang's Yang Sword relic, which can serve as the raw material for reforging the [Life-Locking Needle].

He used a method from the "Immortal Refining Sword Dao Book" to extract a fine thread of sword intent from a Yang sword, and then wrapped this thread around the [Life-Locking Needle].

The sword intent instantly merged with the [spiritual energy], becoming inseparable.

The aura of the [Life-Locking Needle] was noticeably heavier, but the [Fate] and position remained unchanged.

Jing Qian then picked up the second Yang sword, and as usual, peeled off the sword threads from it and continued to wrap them around the [Life-Locking Needle].

Each separation felt like the complete deprivation of the Yang Sword of its last breath, plunging it into utter silence.

As Jing Qian moved, he stripped away all the sword intent from the thirty-five Yang swords.

Thirty-five precious sword threads were densely wrapped around the [Life-Locking Needle].

These sword threads will be the materials he uses to reforge the [Life-Locking Needle].

Once the materials were ready, he stopped his refining work and refocused his divine sense on the Life Stele space.

In order to complement the reforging of the [Life-Locking Needle], a swordsmanship [Destiny] also needs to be upgraded.

Before condensing the [Sage Image], he rushed to the limit, exhausting his lifespan, and raised many [Destiny] attributes to their extremes, filling all [Fate] slots.

Once he advances to the [Longevity] realm, his [Destiny] space will be released, allowing him to make further advancements.

He placed the [Sword Formation] destiny onto the destiny tablet, and forged it nine times in a row, pushing it to the [Purple Eyes] Great Perfection.

Subsequently, he perfectly activated the divine power of the [Knowledge of Destiny], and the [Sword Formation] destiny shattered in response.

The advancement of [Longevity], the forging of [Immortal Sword Embryo], and the blessing of the title have led to a crucial reshaping of Jing Qian's combat system.

Now, his strongest offensive method has become trapping the enemy with a sword formation, and then using the [Immortal Sword Embryo] in conjunction with spatial displacement to kill them in close combat.

The ultimate killing power of the [Immortal Sword Embryo] is the core reliance for him to kill opponents of higher levels.

However, his original [Sword Formation] destiny actually held him back.

When his destiny and lifespan increased dramatically, his first priority was to make up for his shortcomings.

This time, it was also the first time Jing Qian had improved his "Heavenly Mandate" after refining the "Sage's Appearance". When the "Sumeru Great Dao Stele" was activated, the "Sage's Appearance" actually appeared directly next to the Great Dao Stele.

The figure of the [Sage of Sumeru] above seemed to come alive, pointing a finger and piercing the already shattered [Sword Formation] destiny.

A sudden realization dawned on Jing Qian!
Once the [Sage Image] was condensed, the vast and ethereal true meaning of the Great Dao became clearer and more concrete in his eyes.

With the [Sage's Appearance], he was able to guide the [Knowledge of Destiny] towards a path that better aligned with his own desires!

This is undoubtedly a new qualitative change!
Instinctively, Jing Qian's consciousness stirred, and he applied a tendency related to "space" and "trapping the enemy" to the evolving [Sword Formation] destiny.

The [Sword Formation] destiny has actually begun to evolve in this direction!

When the power of the [Sage's Appearance] and the [Sumeru Great Dao Stele] collided and generated, a new sword formation, [Destiny], suddenly appeared.

[The Great Zhou Heavenly Sumeru Sword Formation]

[Rank: Destiny] [Sword Qi resonates throughout the heavens, its addition and subtraction without error reaching the Four Dhyanas.]

[It should be without vastness or obscurity, yet be uniform in all places, thus achieving perfect merit.]

An incomparably powerful sword formation essence entered Jing Qian's mind, causing his sword cultivation to surge.

Immediately, he picked up the [Life-Locking Needle] and began carving it into the [Azure Lotus Sword Box].

Using a needle as a pen, he carved with incredible speed, his strokes as sharp as a knife. In no time, a [Heavenly Gang Sword Formation] was carved onto the [Azure Lotus Sword Box].

The Great Zhou Tian Sumeru Sword Formation is extremely complex and can be broken down into the Heavenly Gang and Earthly Fiend Sword Formation, the Seventy-Two Earthly Fiend Sword Formation, and the Heavenly Gang Sword Formation.

Jing Qian's magical power was insufficient, and he was unable to carve the complete Great Zhou Tian Sword Formation.

For now, only one Heavenly Gang Formation of Thirty-Six Swords can be carved.

In an instant, the [Sword Box] received the blessing of the sword formation, and all its magical properties increased significantly.

With the support of the sword box, the [Great Zhou Tian Sumeru Sword Formation] also has a physical foundation for its evolution, making the subsequent deployment of the sword formation an extremely convenient matter.

More importantly, during this process, the [Life-Locking Needle] also merged with the aura of the [Sword Box], directly transforming and evolving:

【Ingenious Nail Array】

[Type: Seeking One's Roots]

[Grade: fifth grade]

Meanwhile, the fate of the "Tide" character, which was originally shared by the "Life-Locking Needle", was also unbound from the new "Array Nail" during this process and replaced by the "Great Zhou Tian Sumeru Sword Array".

The sword formation's [Heavenly Mandate] and [Array Nail] elements have become an extremely well-matched whole.

Just like the Green Duckweed End and the Green Duckweed Sword Box, the Yanfu Heaven and the Yanfu Seal.

Jing Qian completed the crucial training and stood up. With a wave of his hand, the [Array Nail] in his hand suddenly split into thirty-six small swords, which gathered in his palm to form a palm-sized [Heavenly Gang Sword Array].

His control over the sword formation has reached a new level!
Thus, he had gathered all the resources he could utilize from his trip to the Chunyang Secret Treasury.

With dozens of secret manuals, along with the brand-new [Sword Formation] and [Array Nails], his cultivation accumulation became even more profound.

Jing Qian leaped out of the Pure Yang Cave and returned to the boundary membrane. He gazed at the Yingfu Pagoda Realm below and fell into deep thought.

Since leaving Hunzhou, his cultivation has been incredibly rapid, progressing at the most intense pace, making significant strides in every aspect of his practice.

Furthermore, with the increase in his strength and status, his future path of cultivation has been fully opened.

Right now, he has the best lineage, the best traditions, the strongest foundation, and ample resources.

As long as you cultivate step by step, you can make solid progress and push your cultivation to a new peak.

However, both the Pure Yang Heaven and the Yama Path highlight the deep karmic burdens and the imminent danger.

Unless he gives up everything he has and finds a safe place to hide away and slowly cultivate, he doesn't think he has a chance to proceed step by step.

Just now, in the space of the Life Stele, he pulled the avatars of Blood Robe, Blood Azure, and Blood Darkness together and carefully investigated the situation of the Blood River.

The sect leader of the Blood River Sect is already a second-grade Blood God Child, and his cultivation is quite remarkable!

Moreover, he possesses the mid-grade title of [Blood River Lord], and has already sublimated his [Immortal Spiritual Qi] to the [Golden Immortal Spiritual Qi] level, making his combat power far superior to that of an ordinary second-grade expert.

If Shangxi is still within the realm, the Blood River will be dealt with by his master once it returns to the realm; he doesn't need to worry about it.

Right now, Shangxi is too biased towards girls and is busy messing around with the new school district. As the newly promoted [Yanfuzi] and [Chunyangzi], Jingqian has no choice but to face the blade of [Xuehe].

For most people, this kind of pressure would be unbearable, but Jing Qian showed no fear whatsoever.

On the contrary, he felt a surge of spirit within him, making him eager to try and forge ahead even in the face of an invincible enemy.

He analyzed his own heart and found that as his swordsmanship improved, his ferocity and bloodlust also increased.

He gripped the sword in his hand, but made no adjustments.

Instead, he let his thoughts run wild and began frantically deducing the next step of his cultivation plan.

As his strength increased, the resources his cultivation plan could attract naturally rose higher and higher, becoming increasingly outrageous.

Just then, the old white ox flew to his side and said:
"Master, if you have used up the Sword Grinding Cliff, I will leave now."

"Master Shangxi has left, leaving this place to you. The aftermath of the great battle has only just begun, and it seems that the [Yingfu Pagoda Realm] will not be peaceful anytime soon."

"Old Niu's cultivation is not high enough to get involved in the disputes among you Daoists."

"Go ahead and do whatever you want. The Yingfu Pagoda Realm is a place for you Dao disciples to practice your skills. We, the Pure Yang Heaven, don't need to worry too much."

Old White Ox had extensive experience serving Chunyangzi and knew these bastards better than anyone.

Seeing that Jing Qian remained silent, it knew that he must be holding back something.

For Lao Niu, preserving himself and incidentally guarding Mojian Cliff were the most important things. He couldn't care less about Jing Qian and was too lazy to bother with him.

"I still have the little devil in my ox hoof. If you need anything, just contact me directly."

"If there's nothing else, I should stay hidden in Beishangguan until you, sir, settle down and want to re-establish the Chunyangtian sect. Then you can contact me again."

Having said that, the old white ox planned to run away immediately.

However, Jing Qian grabbed it and asked:
"Brother Niu, I haven't been a beginner for long, and there are some rules I haven't figured out yet."

Having said that, he used his magic to conjure a huge map and placed it in front of the old white ox.

This is the complete map of the [Yingfutu Realm], which includes the twelve upper continents of the Divine Dynasty, the twenty-four military continents, the vast ocean, and the [Juzhou] surrounded by mountains.

And on these maps, there are scattered magical markers, covering the entire map.

Jing Qian said:
"Master Niu, your disciple has just advanced to the [Longevity] level and is preparing to begin a new round of [Spirit Subduing] cultivation."

"However, in my current state, I am not lacking in magical power, but rather lacking in tempering."

"This disciple plans to take some time to personally visit the fourth-rank and above beings in my [Yingfutu Realm] and exchange cultivation insights with these powerful seniors."

"However, this disciple has too little information and does not know whether the location of the major cultivator that I have roughly detected with the [Three Lives Eye] is complete enough."

"Furthermore, I wonder if my actions have violated any taboos of the Yingfu Pagoda Realm."

The old white ox rolled its eyes and said:
"Chixiao Sect Leader, there's no need to hide anything. Just say that you want to defeat all the great cultivators in the entire Yingfu Pagoda Realm by yourself."

"There's nothing hard to understand about this; this is how Chunyangzi's cultivation should be."

"For the past three thousand years, Lord Shangxi has been unable to descend the mountain, which has brought some stability to the entire Yingfu Pagoda Realm."

"But if you look ahead, among the three Pure Yang Masters, two and a half of them must have done the same thing on your path of cultivation that overturned the entire world."

"Great minds think alike!"

"Otherwise, where do you think the cultivation manuals treasured in our secret vault came from?"

"However, most lords only start doing this after reaching the middle third rank. You are only at the [Longevity] realm, so this is the first time you have taken action."

“I know this very well. Back when I still had my cultivation, I carried many lords and slaughtered them indiscriminately within the realm.”

“I know all those old guys who are hiding deep inside.”

As the old white ox spoke, he raised his hand and unleashed a burst of magical power.

The map in Jing Qian's hand suddenly gained more information, including not only the coordinates of many powerful beings at the [Star Picking] level and above, but also simple descriptions of their cultivation characteristics.

He glanced around and then spoke:
"Master Niu, my cultivation path is unique, and I have a rather strong bloodthirsty nature. Of the friends you marked for me, which ones can I kill directly?"

"I'm mainly worried that I, [Pure Yang Heaven], might have connections with someone and get accidentally injured by me."

The old white ox, impressed by his new leader's tone, spoke again:
"Master, you don't mean to kill all the high-level cultivators in the realm, do you? That's going too far."

Jing Qian mentally calculated his remaining lifespan and the killing requirements for advancing to the [Pure Yang Calamity Master] level, and then said:

"If I want to achieve perfect cultivation, I must kill at least seventeen great cultivators."

The old white ox shook its head and said:
"In that case, the Dragon Palace in the Vast Ocean can definitely be killed."

"Although the Dragon Palace is considered one of the ten most dangerous places, the previous second-rank Dragon King was chopped down by Master Ren Chong with a single sword strike, even his life tablet was shattered, making resurrection impossible."

"Currently, more than ten third-rank true dragons have each occupied a large island in the vast sea, drawing on the earth's energy to refine their [Life Fire], all hoping to advance to the second rank as soon as possible and compete for the position of [Dragon Palace] Master."

"Dragons are not really related to us. Many of our predecessors have killed them all. It won't make a big difference if you kill a few more."

"They can reproduce very well, they don't lack bloodline inheritance, and there's no need to worry about extinction."

"As for the other wild demons in the sea, killing them casually will not cause any karma."

"However, if we encounter the Merfolk, we can show some mercy. There was a Master Chunyangzi before, who had a discerning palate and was once the consort of the Merfolk, so we have some connection with them."

"As for the Kunpeng, we can go easy on them. There is still a second-grade old Kun in the vast sea, whose cultivation is not weak."

"The previous generation's [Chunyangzi] challenged us several times, but he failed to kill us."

Jingqian frantically took notes in his notebook; everything Master Niu said was pure, practical information.

"Killing more ghosts in the Sea of ​​Vengeful Spirits is not a big problem, as long as we don't clash with the Impermanent Ghost Emperor and his unfortunate half-sister."

"As for the major lineages within the Divine Dynasty, the three lower sects that were capable of killing have already been wiped out by the two of you. It's not advisable to be too ruthless towards the remaining sects."

"Master, you should just go from house to house and have a friendly spar, but don't cause any deaths."

Jing Qian nodded repeatedly. He was not a person who killed indiscriminately. As fellow cultivators of the human race, he should not cause any deaths.

"If you pass through the northern pass of the Divine Dynasty and go to the land of [Fear Continent], there will be a great demon suppressing the top ten demon clans."

"Old Niu has some connections in the land of Juzhou, and quite a few relatives and friends. Sir, please show mercy and don't kill Old Niu's friends."

"When you go to [Juzhou] for sparring, I, Old Ox, will carry you there."

"I'll take you directly to the doorstep of a powerful demon's lair, so you don't have to worry about it."

Jing Qian nodded after listening, and made a simple summary in his mind.

Within the Divine Dynasty's forces, they are generally not to be killed; at most, one can engage in a brief exchange of blows.

In the Mountain Spirit Territory, Old Ox can kill his enemies at will, and with a local guide leading the way, the monster-killing efficiency should be quite good.

As for the vast ocean, most enemies can be killed without any scruples.

He looked at the map in front of him, which showed the locations of more than 130 powerful figures of the fourth rank or above, marked by the old white ox.

After a simple deduction, a unique path of cultivation for [Spirit Subduing] was planned out.

(End of this chapter)